The Irish standard., 1887-03-26
FARM INFORMATION.

FIND out what crops grow best on your
land, and give attention to those.
AN occasional painful of apples fed to the
powders.
REGULARITY as to time Of milking should
be observed, and the milk drawn quickly.
[rregularity and slowness dry up a COW.
WHEN board gets loose on any farm
building, fasten it at once. A nail in time
saves nine, and perhaps as many feet of
lumber.
REMOVE punches of smut from the corn
fodder whenever you see it, 1t is injurious
to stock, either eaten or drawn into the
nostrils.
CRUDE petroleum, when applied to
fences and portions of buildings that rest
upon the ground, will be found an excel
lent preservative.
MUCH is said Of the advantages Of the use
of cotton seed in the feeding Of COWS. The
addition of one quart per day of cotton
seed meal to their regular feed will be
found beneficial.
! THAT wet farm land can be improved by
understanding is true. It is also true that
moist land will produce more grass than
| dry land; hence, due caution should be ex-
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| A BUSINESS farmer should make markets
as we'll as supply them. Markets for farm
products may be made in every village and
| town, at which the earlier vegetables will
be found to bring the highest prices.
| A DURABLE foundation for farm buildings
may be constructed OF pieces of sawed
timber two inches thick, two feet long and
six inches wide, laid up like open brick
work, A little paint will add to the APP
pearance and durability.
LAND that has been extensively fertil-
lied with commercial fertilizers will be
found inferior to that which has received a
liberal turning under with vegetable mat
ter. The land requires dec:4yed vegetation,
without which it will become exhausted.
One bushel of finely sifted dirt and one
pound OF chloride of lime will make cheap
and convenient disinfectant. The addition
of fine tobacco dust will destroy lice. This
preparation may be scattered about the
floors and other portions Of the poultry
house.
In setting out orchards farmers frequent
~ ignore few simple rules which are
indispensable to success. The location,
condition Of the soil, the stalking out Of each
tree, the depth of the hole and the arrange
ment OF the roots all being matters that
require careful attention.
To RAISE good broom corn the ground
should be plowed ten inches deep, and the
soil should be pulverized by the harrow
and roller. Plant in drills eighteen inches
apart and three feet and eight inches be-
tween the rows, leaving three to five
stalks in u hill. Cultivating should be the
same as in field corn.
To MAKE paint for out-buildings, use
five plnts crude petroleum, one pint re-
fined petroleum, one quart raw 1inseed
OIL six pounds Venetian red, or the same
quantity of some other color Use Veneti-
an red for body, and metallic for trimming.
Metallic comes only in one color, a rich
maroon. This is a cheap and durable
paint.
THE more stirring butter receives while
opening, the better it will be. The proc
ess of ripening by which high flavor and
long keeping are promoted goes on better
when cream is warm than when it is cold,
and better when it is sweet than when
sour. Hence it is desirable to keep it
sweet as long as we can, and while it re-
mains sweet and warm to give it all the
airing we can. When cream begins to
sour it begins to deteriorate, and hence
when souring is apparent the sooner it is
churned the better.
CONTRACTION of the hoofs of horses is
not q disease in itself but a result of I'M
healthy changes which have been occa~
stoned by various causes the principal of
which is the opening Of the heels i'll the
adjusting of the shoe. BY cutting into the
butJress at the heel the natural defense
against contraction is weakened and
through its mutilation the shape aud size
of'the hoof is altered. Mechanical appli-
ances are of no avail where contraction
has already taken place. The removal of
the shoe and a run in the grass is the thing
MATTERS OF INDUSTRY.